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.\"
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd December 28, 2018
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.Dd September 24, 2019
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.Dt EFIBOOTMGR 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm efibootmgr
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.Nm efibootmgr
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.Nd manipulate the EFI Boot Manager
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Op Fl aAnNB
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.Op Fl b Ar bootnum
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.Op Fl t Ar timeout
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.Op Fl T
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.Op Fl o Ar bootorder
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.Nm
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.Op Fl v
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.Op Fl c l Ar loader [ Fl k Ar kernel ] [ Fl L Ar label ] [ Fl -dry-run ]
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.Nm
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.Fl a
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.Fl b Ar bootnum
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.Nm
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.Fl A
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.Fl b Ar bootnum
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.Nm
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.Fl B
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.Fl b Ar bootnum
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.Nm
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.Fl c
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.Fl l Ar loader
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.Op Fl aD
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.Op Fl b Ar bootnum
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.Op Fl k Ar kernel
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.Op Fl L Ar label
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.Nm
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.Fl n
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.Fl b Ar bootnum
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.Nm
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.Fl N
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.Nm
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.Fl o Ar bootorder
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.Nm
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.Fl t Ar timeout
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.Nm
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.Fl T
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.Sh "DESCRIPTION"
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.Nm
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manipulates how UEFI Boot Managers boot the system.
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@ -50,13 +72,13 @@ The UEFI standard defines how hosts may control what is used to
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bootstrap the system.
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Each method is encapsulated within a persistent UEFI variable, stored
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by the UEFI BIOS of the form
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.Va BootXXXX .
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.Cm Boot Ns Em XXXX .
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These variables are numbered, describe where to load the bootstrap
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program from, and whether or not the method is active.
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The boot order of these methods is controlled by another variable
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.Va BootOrder .
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The currently booting method is communicated using
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.Va BootCurrent .
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.Cm BootOrder .
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The currently booting method is communicated using
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.Cm BootCurrent .
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A global timeout can also be set.
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.Pp
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.Nm
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@ -64,91 +86,133 @@ requires that the kernel efirt module be loaded to get and set these
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non-volatile variables.
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.Pp
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width 28m
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.It Fl c Fl -create
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Create a new Boot Variable
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.It Fl l -loader Ar loader
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The path to and name of the loader.
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.It Fl k -kernel Ar kernel
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The path to and name of the kernel.
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl a -activate
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Activate the given
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.Ar bootnum
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boot entry, or the new entry when used with
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.Fl c .
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.It Fl A -deactivate
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Deactivate the given
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.Ar bootnum
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boot entry.
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.It Fl b -bootnum Ar bootnum
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When creating or modifying an entry, use bootnum as the index.
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When creating or modifying an entry, use
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.Ar bootnum
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as the index.
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When creating a new entry, fail if it already exists.
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.It Fl L -label Ar label
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An optional description for the entry.
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.It Fl B -delete
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Delete the given
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.Ar bootnum
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boot entry.
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.It Fl c -create
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Create a new
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.Cm Boot
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variable.
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.It Fl D -dry-run
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Process but do not change any variables.
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.It Fl B -delete
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Delete the given bootnum boot entry.
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.It Fl a -activate
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Activate the given bootnum boot entry, or the new entry when used with -c.
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.It Fl A -deactivate
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Deactivate the given bootnum boot entry.
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.It Fl k -kernel Ar kernel
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The path to and name of the kernel.
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.It Fl l -loader Ar loader
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The path to and name of the loader.
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.It Fl L -label Ar label
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An optional description for the entry.
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.It Fl n -bootnext
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Set bootnum boot entry as the BootNext variable.
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.It Fl N -delete-bootnext
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Delete the BootNext optional variable.
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Set
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.Ar bootnum
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boot entry as the
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.Cm BootNext
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variable.
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.It Fl N -delete-bootnext
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Delete the
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.Cm BootNext
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optional variable.
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.It Fl o -bootorder Ar bootorder
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Set BootOrder variable to the given comma delimited set of bootnums.
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The numbers are in hex to match BootXXXX, but may omit leading zeros.
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Set
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.Cm BootOrder
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variable to the given comma delimited set of
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.Ar bootnum Ns s .
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The numbers are in hex to match
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.Cm Boot Ns Em XXXX ,
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but may omit leading zeros.
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.It Fl t -set-timeout Ar timeout
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Set the bootmenu timeout value.
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.It Fl T -del-timeout
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Delete the BootTimeout variable.
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Delete the
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.Cm BootTimeout
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variable.
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.It Fl v -verbose
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Display the device path of boot entries in the output.
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.El
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.Pp
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.Sh Examples
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.Pp
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To display the current Boot related variables in the system:
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To display the current
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.Cm Boot
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related variables in the system:
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.Pp
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.Dl efibootmgr [-v]
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.Pp
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This will display the optional BootNext bootnum, BootCurrent,
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or currently booted bootnum, followed by the optional Timeout value, any
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BootOrder that may be set, followed finally by all currently defined Boot
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variables, active or not. The verbose flag will augment this output with
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the disk partition uuids, size/offset and device-path of the
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variable.
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This will display the optional
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.Cm BootNext
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bootnum,
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.Cm BootCurrent ,
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or currently booted bootnum, followed by the optional
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.Cm Timeout
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value, any
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.Cm BootOrder
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that may be set, followed finally by all currently defined
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.Cm Boot
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variables, active or not.
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The verbose flag will augment this output with the disk partition uuids,
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size/offset and device-path of the variable.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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program can be used to create new EFI boot variables. To create a new
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boot var pointing to an installation with its EFI partition mounted
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under /mnt, the given loader and a label "FreeBSD-11":
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program can be used to create new EFI boot variables.
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To create a new boot var pointing to an installation with its EFI partition
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mounted under
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.Pa /mnt ,
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the given loader and a label
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.Qq FreeBSD-11 :
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.Pp
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.Dl efibootmgr -c -l /mnt/EFI/freebsd/loader.efi -L FreeBSD-11
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.Pp
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This will result in the next available bootnum being assigned to a
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new UEFI boot variable, and given the label "FreeBSD-11" such as:
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new UEFI boot variable, and given the label
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.Qq FreeBSD-11
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such as:
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.Pp
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.Dl Boot0009 FreeBSD-11
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.Pp
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Note newly created boot entries are created inactive. The active state is denoted
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by an '*' following the BootXXXX name in the output. They are also inserted
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into the first position of current BootOrder variable if it exists. They
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must first be set to active before being considered available to attempt booting from, else they
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are ignored.
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Note newly created boot entries are created inactive.
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The active state is denoted by an '*' following the
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.Cm Boot Ns Em XXXX
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name in the output.
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They are also inserted into the first position of current
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.Cm BootOrder
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variable if it exists.
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They must first be set to active before being considered available to attempt
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booting from, else they are ignored.
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.Pp
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.Dl efibootmgr -B -b 0009
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.Pp
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Will delete the given boot entry Boot0009
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Will delete the given boot entry Boot0009.
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.Pp
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To set a given newly created boot entry active use:
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.Pp
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.Dl efibootmgr -a -b 0009
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.Pp
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To set a given boot entry to be used as the BootNext variable, irrespective
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of its active state, use:
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To set a given boot entry to be used as the
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.Cm BootNext
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variable, irrespective of its active state, use:
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.Pp
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.Dl efibootmgr -n -b 0009
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.Pp
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To set the BootOrder for the next reboot use:
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To set the
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.Cm BootOrder
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for the next reboot use:
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.Pp
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.Dl efibootmgr -o 0009,0003,...
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.Pp
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr efivar 8 ,
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.Xr uefi 8 ,
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.Xr gpart 8
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.Xr gpart 8 ,
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.Xr uefi 8
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